PROHIBITION ISN'T WORKING

I was reading the piece about all the doom and gloom that would
accompany legalization of "weed" (cannabis,hemp,marijuana). The thing
the writer left out, was the fact that illegal or not, weed is
currently sold everywhere. And it is sold to anyone with cash, by criminals.

In reading this piece, a person would get the idea that our
authorities, were incapable of controlling a legal substance. In that
case we are in dire need of some new and capable authorities. Or does
the writer believe that the drug trade is better left in the hands of
street gangs, cartels, and even the Taliban? Yes, there are many
reasons to hate drugs, but "prohibition" is not working, and current
policies only enrich the criminals. To continue on this course, is to
condone the deaths of all who die for a failed policy.

Jerry D. Lape